Weather-strip.



No. 719,377. PATENTED JAN. 27, 1903. W. SAVITZ. WEATHER STRIP. A.PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP 0v. 222222 2.

WITNESSES.- [NVENTOR lVILSON SAVITZ, OF SAYRE, PENNSYLVANIA.

WEATHER-STRIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 719,377, dated January27, 1903.

Application filed November 22, 1902. Serial No. 132,459. (No model.)

To to whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILSON SAVITZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sayre, in the county of Bradford and State of Pennsylvania,have invented new and useful Improvements in VVeather-Strips, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in weather-strips, and pertains toa weatherstrip which is constructed and adapted for use in connectionwith a swinging door or window and is constructed and arranged toantomatically move laterally to make a weathertight joint when the dooror window is closed and to automatically move laterally in the oppositedirection away from the adjacent frame or floor when the door or windowis open. i

In the accompanying drawings,-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a door,showing my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspectiveView of the operating-lever and its connections. Fig. Bisadetachedenlarged perspective view of the inclined slotted operating-plate.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 indicates the door or window, which ishinged at one side and adapted to be swung open. My invention is appliedat the lower end thereof and consists of a laterally-movable strip 2,which is adapted to move up and down and has attached to its lower end astrip of felt 3. Secured firmly to the door at a point above this strip2 is a second strip or ledge 4. Two or more inclined links 5 have theiropposite ends pivotally connected, respectively, with the upper rigidstrip or ledge 4 and the lower vertically-movable strip 2. A spring 6,of any suitable construction, is connected with the vertically-movablestrip 2, whereby the spring has a tendency to normally hold the strip inits upward position when permitted to do so.

An operating-lever 7 has its inner end pivotally connected to the upperstrip or door at the point A and carries a pin 9 and slot 10 connectionbetween this operating-lever and the adjacent inclined link. Preferably,though not necessarily, a keeper 11 is provided with a vertical slot,through which the outer and free end of the operating-lever is adaptedto move vertically.

Secured to the door-frame at a point in the path of travel of theprojecting free end of the operating-leveris a plate 14, which has anoutwardly-extending portion provided with 7 an upwardly-inclined slot15, the outer end of the slot being open, and the ends of the prongs orarms which form the slot are bev eled away, as shown, at the points 16.

In operation when the door is open the free end of the operating-levermoves upward in the aforesaid inclined slot and permits the spring todraw the vertically-movable strip upward and out of contact with thedoor, whereby the door can be readily moved without the weather-strip orfelt engaging the carpet as the door swings open, and the door isperfectly free in its movement. When, however, the door is closed, theupper edge of the free end of the operating-lever engages the upper arm,which forms the inclined slot, and moves the lever downward and throughthe intervention of the pin-and-slot connection moves thevertically-movable strip downward, causing the felt or other yieldingmaterial at the lower side thereof to firmly engage the floor orthreshold of the door and to form a weather tight joint. Should thisspring become weak, the lower arm of the inclined slot will move thestrip upward, and thus is provided a positive movement for the strip,and this will be found of great advantage in the event of the stripbeing stifi in its movement or in the event of the spring becoming weak.By meansof this construction there is a positive movement for moving theweather-strip downward when the door is closed and for moving it upwardwhen the door is opened.

Since the upper strip is connected with the door, it becomes, in effect,a part of the door and connects the upper end of the inclined link andthe pivoted end of the operating-lever, and the keepers for the free endof the operating-lever are, in effect, secured to the door, thoughthrough the intervention of the upper rigidly-connected strip.

A weather-strip of the construction herein shown and described is simpleand cheap to produce and exceedingly efficient and positive in itsmovement.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a swinging door or window, of avertically-movable strip at one edge thereof, inclined links pivotallyconnected with the door and the said strip, and an operating-leverhaving its inner end pivotally connected with the door, a member securedto the door-frame having an inclined surface adapted to engage theprojecting end of the operating-lever when the door is closed and tomove the same laterally, and a slot-and-pin connection between saidoperating-lever and the vertically-movable strip, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a weather-strip, the combination with a swinging member such as adoor, of a vertically-movable strip secured to the lower edge thereof, amovable connection between the door and the said strip to guide it inits vertical movement, an operating-lever having its inner end pivotallyconnected to the door and its opposite and free end projecting beyondthe door, the door-frame having a projecting inclined member with whichthe free end of the operating-lever is adapted to engage, and apin-and-slot connection between the operating-lever and the saidverticallymovable strip and at a point between the ends of the saidoperating-lever, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a swinging member such as a door, of avertically-movable strip, inclined links having their ends pivotallyconnecting the door and the said strip, an operating-lever extendingacross one of these links and having its inner end pivotally connectedwith the door at a point inside of the said links, a pin-and-slotconnection directly between the link and the said operating-lever, thefree end of the lever projecting beyond the door, and a member laterallyprojecting from the door-frame and located in the line of travel withthe free end of the operating-lever, said member having an inclined slotwith which the free end of the lever is adapted to engage for thepurpose of causing the said strip to move downward when the door isclosed and to move upward when the door is opened, substantially asdescribed.

4:. The combination with a swinging member such as a door, of avertically-movable strip at its lower end, inclined links having theirends pivotally connected with the door and with the said strip, a springadapted to hold the said strip normally upward, an operating-leverextending across one of the said levers and pivotally connected with thedoor at a point inside of the said links, the free end of the leverprojecting beyond the door, an outwardly-projecting member secured tothe door-frame and having an inclined surface adapted to engage the freeend of the v operating-lever, the operating-lever having alongitudinally-extending slot at a point intermediate its ends, and apin extending from the said inclined link and passing through the slotof the lever, whereby when the door is closed the said strip is causedto move downward and when the door is opened the strip is caused to moveupward, as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

WILSON SAVITZ.

Witnesses:

ROBERT E. DE GRIFF, ELLSWORTH HALL.

